Interactive communications system
First Claim
1. A method of coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the method comprising:
- receiving data indicative of a group of users;
responsive to identifying members of the group, transmitting messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group,wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members.
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Abstract
An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plurality of users, wherein data identifying said plurality of communications sessions have been stored in association with data indicative of one or more characteristics thereof. The method includes receiving a request to initiate communications among members of a group of users, wherein said request includes data identifying the group of users, responsive to receiving said request, selecting a communications session on the basis of data identifying the group and at least some of said stored data indicative of characteristics of a given communications session, and transmitting messages to at least some members of the group. Each message has a message body including data providing access to the selected communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group.
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1. A method of coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the method comprising:
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receiving data indicative of a group of users; responsive to identifying members of the group, transmitting messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group, wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for coordinating a communications session involving a plurality of users, the system comprising:
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an interface arranged to receive data indicative of a group of users; a processing system arranged to transmit messages to at least some members of the group, the or each message having a message body comprising data providing access to a communications session and a destination address determined from data indicative of a given member of the group, wherein the communications session accessible via a said transmitted message involves participants other than the group members. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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